Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort ...

Betsy Wolfe was tapped to sing the national anthem before the New York Yankees' opening-day game but a quirk in her ...

In time the banner would take on larger meaning ... Thomas Carr of Baltimore united lyrics and song in sheet music, under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner: A Patriotic Song." ...

Spangled Banner" by a Broadway actress ahead of the New York Yankees' Opening Day game versus the Milwaukee Brewers proved ...

The Star Spangled Banner officially becomes the national anthem ... The Associated Press The lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The song became recognized for official use by ...

By now you’ve probably heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African Americans and should be either ...